Torch Lake Township Elections

5081 N US-31 \| PO Box 713 \| Eastport, MI 49627 \| Phone (231) 599-2036 \| Fax (231) 599-2981
Home Assessing Clerk Elected Officials Elections EMS Department Fire Department Links Minutes / Agendas Land Use Plan/Maps Newsletters Ordinances Planning Commission Staff Supervisor Township Board Treasurer Zoning Board of Appeals Zoning / Planning Site Map	Elections The Torch Lake Township polling place for all elections is in the meeting room of the Township Hall located at 5081 US 31 North in Eastport. General Regulations The polling place is open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Persons who are in line at 8:00 p.m. are permitted to vote. Voting requirements are that a person has to be a resident of the Township for at least 30 days, must be 18 years of age or will be 18 by the next election, and is a US citizen. In order to be eligible to vote in an election, registration must have occurred at least 30 days prior to the election. Residents may register with the Township Clerk, Deputy Clerk, County Clerk or at any Secretary of State Motor Vehicle office. Presidential, State and Local Elections The Presidential and local primary and general elections are held every four years on the first Tuesday of August and November. The State primary and general elections are also held every four years but at two year intervals to the Presidential and local elections. These are also held on the first Tuesday of August and November. School Elections Effective in 2005, school elections will no longer be under the jurisdiction of the school administration, but are under the jurisdiction of township clerks with the county clerk being the chief administrator. Voters residing in the Central Lake School District will vote in Central Lake in the community hall of the Township office located at 1622 N M88. Voters residing in the Elk Rapids School District will vote in the meeting room of the Torch Lake Township offices at 5081 N US 31 in Eastport as state law requires that, when a school districts enrollment exceeds 5000, each township in that school district must hold school elections in their own precincts. Absentee Ballots Voters in the Central Lake School District who need absentee ballots for a school election will request them from the Central Lake Township Clerk. Voters in the Elk Rapids School District will request absentee ballots from the Torch Lake Township Clerk. All township voters in other than school elections will request them from the Township Clerk. Applications for Absentee Ballot may be obtained from the office of the Clerk or may be printed out by clicking on Application for Absentee Ballot. Any questions on elections or voter registrations should be addressed to the Clerk.

5081 N US-31 | PO Box 713 | Eastport, MI 49627 | Phone (231) 599-2036 | Fax (231) 599-2981

Elections

The Torch Lake Township polling place for all elections is in the meeting room of the Township Hall located at 5081 US 31 North in Eastport.

General Regulations

The polling place is open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Persons who are in line at 8:00 p.m. are permitted to vote.

Voting requirements are that a person has to be a resident of the Township for at least 30 days, must be 18 years of age or will be 18 by the next election, and is a US citizen. In order to be eligible to vote in an election, registration must have occurred at least 30 days prior to the election. Residents may register with the Township Clerk, Deputy Clerk, County Clerk or at any Secretary of State Motor Vehicle office.

Presidential, State and Local Elections

The Presidential and local primary and general elections are held every four years on the first Tuesday of August and November. The State primary and general elections are also held every four years but at two year intervals to the Presidential and local elections. These are also held on the first Tuesday of August and November.

School Elections

Effective in 2005, school elections will no longer be under the jurisdiction of the school administration, but are under the jurisdiction of township clerks with the county clerk being the chief administrator. Voters residing in the Central Lake School District will vote in Central Lake in the community hall of the Township office located at 1622 N M88. Voters residing in the Elk Rapids School District will vote in the meeting room of the Torch Lake Township offices at 5081 N US 31 in Eastport as state law requires that, when a school districts enrollment exceeds 5000, each township in that school district must hold school elections in their own precincts.

Absentee Ballots

Voters in the Central Lake School District who need absentee ballots for a school election will request them from the Central Lake Township Clerk. Voters in the Elk Rapids School District will request absentee ballots from the Torch Lake Township Clerk. All township voters in other than school elections will request them from the Township Clerk.

Applications for Absentee Ballot may be obtained from the office of the Clerk or may be printed out by clicking on Application for Absentee Ballot.

Any questions on elections or voter registrations should be addressed to the Clerk.